Georgia’s schools are showing signs of progress and have notched significant gains this year.
From outstanding teachers to new programming and rising graduation rates, here are some news stories about education successes. You can read about them in MyAJC.com.
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Christopher Quinn is a writer and editor who has worked for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 1999. He writes stories on Veterans Affairs, business including high-tech growth in metro Atlanta, Georgia's $72 billion farm economy, and he oversees assigning and editing news obituaries.
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